Bringing Home a Baby to the Hiles
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Thank you for looking at our Go Fund Me. We have decided to start the adoption process through an agency called LifeLong Adoptions. Many of you know Erik and I, but in case you don't know our story, here it is:
Erik swept me off my feet at 16-years-old as a junior in high school. We knew within two weeks of dating that we wanted to be married to one another and have what I like to call a "basketball team" of children. Four years later we were married and so excited to start our family.
What we didn't plan for was infertility. After a couple of years of trying infertility drugs, IUI's and miscarriages, we decided to put things on hold until we were emotionally and financially ready to move to the next step. In a weird twist of events, we instead became foster parents to the most intelligent and beautiful little girl for two years. While we dreamed of adopting her, that too was not in the cards for our family. We have decided that it is now time to grow our family a different way.
Adoption is something that Erik and I really didn't know too much about, only that it was expensive and most likely not a possibility for us. However, many of our friends and family have encouraged us to start this Go Fund Me as a way to help us.
What will your donation help cover?
The adoption cost of the agency is about $18,000, a home study is $2,500 and this is all before the legal fees, travel and any other costs. On average, an adoption starts at about $35,000 in total in the United States, if not more.
The agency we are working with stated that it can take anywhere from 6 -18 months to place a newborn with us, but that won't feel like too long for us :)
Asking friends and family for support in this manner is not something that is easy for us, as we pride ourselves as being hard-working and independent when it comes to many things we have accomplished in our lives. However, your support in helping us obtain our dream of having children is not something that we can ever thank you enough for. Even if you aren't able to donate, please know that we appreciate any love and emotional support you can offer us.
Kindly,
Erik & Jamie Jo
Erik swept me off my feet at 16-years-old as a junior in high school. We knew within two weeks of dating that we wanted to be married to one another and have what I like to call a "basketball team" of children. Four years later we were married and so excited to start our family.
What we didn't plan for was infertility. After a couple of years of trying infertility drugs, IUI's and miscarriages, we decided to put things on hold until we were emotionally and financially ready to move to the next step. In a weird twist of events, we instead became foster parents to the most intelligent and beautiful little girl for two years. While we dreamed of adopting her, that too was not in the cards for our family. We have decided that it is now time to grow our family a different way.
Adoption is something that Erik and I really didn't know too much about, only that it was expensive and most likely not a possibility for us. However, many of our friends and family have encouraged us to start this Go Fund Me as a way to help us.
What will your donation help cover?
The adoption cost of the agency is about $18,000, a home study is $2,500 and this is all before the legal fees, travel and any other costs. On average, an adoption starts at about $35,000 in total in the United States, if not more.
The agency we are working with stated that it can take anywhere from 6 -18 months to place a newborn with us, but that won't feel like too long for us :)
Asking friends and family for support in this manner is not something that is easy for us, as we pride ourselves as being hard-working and independent when it comes to many things we have accomplished in our lives. However, your support in helping us obtain our dream of having children is not something that we can ever thank you enough for. Even if you aren't able to donate, please know that we appreciate any love and emotional support you can offer us.
Kindly,
Erik & Jamie Jo
Organizer
Jamie Jo Hiles
Organizer
Elma, WA